Loftville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Loftville

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 86.8% of residents in Loftville. This means very few people here use another language at home compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 4.5% of the population speaks a language other than English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While only 4.5% of people use another language at home—far below the national figure of 22.3%—around 1.5% of residents speak little or no English. This is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

4.5% ▲ +178.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.5% ▲ —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Loftville, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Loftville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12381/loftville/topic/language